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The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Intra- and inter-individual variability of longitudinal daytime melatonin secretion patterns in depressed and non-depressed individuals

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Pages 441-446 | Received 11 Jul 2014, Accepted 01 Oct 2014, Published online: 27 Oct 2014

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